Knife combo to cover widest spectrum of needs

[LostCause]

Let's try to cover this:

EDC
Camp knife
Garage knife
Sharpening stone/s

And I'll agree that basic inexpensive steels are much more forgiving for sharpening and also getting a cheaper sharpening stone.

 

[abcdef]

SAK
Morakin
Opinel

DMT

 

[kobold]

Sorry, can't stick to the exact format..
EDC: definitely a SAK for a wide spectrum of needs. I carry the Alox Minichamp rn. I also carry the Rambler, Cadet, Pioneer X, Explorer, Traveler.

Outdoors: Bark River Gunny Hunter is a safe middle of the road choice, but this can go up or down in size with the seasons - Bravo 1 LT, Aurora 2, Tundra, Mini Tundra, ULB are my choices.

Garden: Spyderco Caribbean SF SE or the Tasman Salt 2 SE.

Chopper: Condor Mini Duku or Bushcraft Parang

Garage: CRK Inkosi Insingo, but this role feels too vague, almost anything should do in a pinch.

Sharpening: only one? The Spyderco Medium ceramic benchstone or the DMT Coarse diamond plate for high carbide steels. Bark River White Compound loaded leather strops for their convex blades.

 

[Bob Denman]

Leatherman SuperTool 300
Benchmade North Fork
David Mary's "Big Tiny"

 

[ferider]

Sharpening: only one? The Spyderco Medium ceramic benchstone ....

This. The other questions I don’t understand, they are all the same to me. A fixed and a folder and I’m happy, garage, EDC, camping, makes no difference.

 

[Bob Denman]

This topic has been beaten to feath several threads ago...
Next: someone will want to know which 2,3,4, or 5 knives for use when you can't use your "normal and usual" hand...

 

[Sir Drop-em Flat]

Cold steel black talon 2
BM altitude
Opinel

 

[SALTY]

EDC: AD-10, Recon-1, ZT630 or, for lighter weight, Spyderco Pacific SALT or Endura
Camp knife: Much of this is food prep so Becker BK5, wood processing Becker BK9
Garage knife: Becker BK2, great for skinning a Buick or whatever else you dare to try.
Sharpening stone/s: Varies, bottom of a coffee cup more often than not.

 

[Wild Willie]

Swisschamp
Douk douk
EDChef from David Mary
Imacasa 18" cuta machete

For sharpening, byxco American mutt and artic fox

Edit: throw in a good flat file for the sharpening bit.

 

[coolbreezy37]

EDC: Buck 110 pro
Camp knife: Busse TG or SYKCO DB421
Garage knife: Becker BK9

Stone: Fallkniven DC4

 

[luethge]

A Gossman for every hypothetical situation.

A Gossman survival tool ( honing plate )

A Worksharp field sharpener ( been using that particular one for 6.5 years - it’s great ).

Realistically - I always have a folder, small fixed and a leatherman on me. For a great portable sharpening stone - DC-4 is adequate.

 

[DangerZone98]

Food knife: Real Steel Arbiter
EDC: Spyderco Para 3
Camping knife: Cold Steel Recon Tanto
Utility knife: Cold Steel Rajah 3

Sharpening tool: Worksharp Guided

 

[Alberta Ed]

A puukko like Roselli's Carpenter Knife would probably do it all for me.